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Charles H. Swannack Jr.

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We need to continue to fight the global war on terror and keep it off our shores, But I do not believe Secretary Rumsfeld is the right person to fight that war based on his absolute failures in managing the war against Saddam in
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Swannack's last position within the Army was Deputy Commanding General of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg. Prior to this assignment he served as the commander of the Army's
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After his retirement from active duty, Swannack became the Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Logistics, Inc. In 2014, he became Executive Director of Speedway Children's Charities.
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I really believe that we need a new secretary of defense because Secretary Rumsfeld carries way too much baggage with him,
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who, once retired, called for the resignation of Defense Secretary
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in July 1989, Swannack commanded the 2nd battalion (2/9) of the
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Attack on Fallujah police highlights lack of US control in Iraq
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Swannack is a 1971 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at
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insurgents attacked a convoy carrying Swannack and General
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and became a Registered Professional Engineer in Virginia.
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Retired Maj. General: 'We need a new secretary of defense'
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reports that Swannack, the second General who served in
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More Retired Generals Call for Rumsfeld's Resignation
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Charles Swannack

Major general
Iraq War
Operation Just Cause
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
general officer
United States Army
Donald Rumsfeld
West Point
Georgia Institute of Technology
lieutenant colonel
9th Infantry Regiment
Fort Ord
7th Infantry Division (Light)
Operation Just Cause
Panama
Fallujah
John Abizaid
RPGs
82nd Airborne Division
major general
Secretary of Defense
The New York Times
CNN
Iraq
David M. Brahms
James Cullen
John L. Fugh

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